MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Allister Hill

Middle Sub-School Manager

New semester timetable

We now move into semester two which means students have some changes to their timetables and elective subjects. This is an excellent opportunity to experience a breadth of subjects across the college and help you narrow down your pathway selections prior to senior schooling. If for some reason you need to change an elective subject you need to speak to your year level coordinators prior to the first week back. Changes will not be made to timetables after week 1. More information on the subject requirements and curriculum options can be found on the college website.

Important Dates:

• Semester reports published: Friday, 16 July
• Year 10 Careers  Week:
  • Term 3 - Week 3
  • Students are expected to attend all sessions/days (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday)
  • Course counselling will be occurring on the Thursday afternoon and all day Friday, 29 and 30 July
  • No classes for Year 10 students Tuesday, 27 July (Parent teacher conferences) & Friday, 30 July (Course Counselling)
  • You will be sent more information prior to this event from the careers team
• Parent teachers conferences Tuesday 27 July (12:00 -7:00 pm) - Students expected to attend
• Year 9 Course Counselling: Term 3, Week 4
  • Thursday afternoon and all day Friday, 5 and 6 August.
  • No classes for Year 9 students on Friday, 6 August

Year 9 Careers and Interpersonal Day

On Monday, 21 June, our Year 9 students participated in a careers and interpersonal day. In the morning we were thrilled to have seven Alumni return to North Geelong Secondary College and share their experiences, high school memories and learnings with our Year 9 cohort. For the middle session students participated in careers activities based around goal setting, researching future careers, mock subject selections and gaining information about VET, SBAT and other external opportunities. The afternoon was an excellent opportunity to mingle and have some fun. Students chose to attend two practical sessions including; self defence, trust activities, yoga, mindfulness and problem solving games. A special thanks to the following staff who helped organise the day and run activities; Tanja Dunat Timms, Josh Vassallo, Kim Nguyen, Caroline Makin, Tim Humphries, Kueper Lang and David Armstrong.

Positive Acknowledgement

The following students are leading the way through their positive actions and choices in and outside the classroom. This has been displayed through positive compass entries from staff and the following tables show the number of entries obtained: